Shade, a young Silverwing bat and the runt of his colony, is determined to prove himself on the long and perilous winter migration. But his life-or-death quest is a race against time, and demands qualities he is not sure he possesses.
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Deze serie volgt een moedige jonge vleermuisprotagonist op een gevaarlijke queeste om de geheimen van haar afkomst te ontrafelen en een eeuwenoude strijd aan te gaan. Door omstandigheden gedwongen, moet ze persoonlijke beperkingen overwinnen en navigeren door een wereld van onverwachte bondgenoten en geduchte vijanden. De verhalen zitten vol spannende avonturen, met nadruk op thema's als moed, vriendschap en het ontdekken van innerlijke kracht tegenover overweldigende tegenspoed. Het is een episch verhaal over het vinden van je eigen plek en vechten om te overleven.
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Many Silverwings believe they have found paradise - a huge conservatory where insects are piped and there are no predators. But Shade and Marina aren't sure. What happens when the bats suddenly disappear?
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Griffin is ashamed when a prank goes wrong. He banishes himself and ends up in the terrifying world of the dead. Shade, Griffin's father, knows something bad has happened to Griffin - they find themselves on a collision course with Shade's enemy.
The Silverwing Collection (Boxed Set): Silverwing; Sunwing; Firewing
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A small bat’s curiosity leads to an action-packed odyssey in the acclaimed Silverwing trilogy from Kenneth Oppel, now available as a collectible boxed set. Shade is a young silverwing bat, the runt of his colony, and he’s determined to prove himself on the long, dangerous winter migration to Hibernaculum. But when a fierce storm separates Shade from his colony, he soon faces the most incredible journey of his young life—and that journey is just the beginning of an epic trilogy of adventure, wonder, and suspense. Ideal for fans of Tolkien and fantasy, this boxed set includes paperback editions of Silverwing, Sunwing, and Firewing.
As the sun sets on the time of the dinosaurs, a new world is left in its wake. . . . Dusk He alone can fly and see in the dark, in a colony where being different means being shunned—or worse. As the leader's son, he is protected, but does his future lie among his kin? Carnassial He has the true instincts of a predator, and he is determined that his kind will not only survive but will dominate the world of beasts. From the author of the internationally acclaimed Silverwing trilogy comes an extraordinary adventure set 65 million years ago. Kenneth Oppel, winner of a Michael L. Printz Honor for Airborn, has crafted a breathtaking animal tale that reaches out to the human in all of us.